Even without knowing _anything else about it_, I've seen enough ads urging me to vote against 1631, and none in favor, that my automatic assumption is that I should vote in favor. Whoever has the money to run ads all over the place is _almost guaranteed_ to be on the wrong side of any issue.

Then I see "Sponsored by Western States Petroleum Association" and I have confirmation.

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Named after the transcontinental communications network from Terry Pratchett's Discworld.

Neither Deluge Nor Ice Storm Nor The Black Silence Of The Netherhells Shall Stay These Messengers About Their Sacred Business. Do Not Ask Us About Sabre-Tooth Tigers, Tar Pits, Big Green Things With Teeth, Or The Goddess Czol.